Hello,
New here and in general on the RV Community. I just purchase from a family friend a 2009 172 in mint condition. 4k miles on it and I can only see signs of wearing on the stickers and yellow(ish) silicone. Computer Engineer specialized in robotics - also for years had a metal shop building skid plates, bumpers, sliders and roof racks for the Nissan Xterra community. Obviously - the first thing that I noticed was how low to the ground the trailer is and also how ridiculous expensive the lift kit is .... so I decided to make my own. I also built a rack for the dual battery and a rack for the generator. Scissors jacks were welded to the frame at 45 degrees as they should. LED's everywhere. In 4 days I'll head on my first trip - hopefully will enjoy. Glad to be here !